Smith or Kohli
\nNews Desk
\nLONDON
\nComeback star Steve Smith is the world\u2019s best batsman in the eyes of Australia captain Aaron Finch.
\nFinch\u2019s announcement that Smith, who has returned to strengthen the Australian team after serving a ban, is the best batter in international across all three formats won\u2019t be taken lightly by the India, whom they play in a mouth-watering World Cup game here at The Oval on Sunday (today).
\nThe Indians are of the view that for years Sachin Tendulkar was the world\u2019s best batsman. Now, their current captain Virat Kohli has inherited the crown.
\nFinch doesn\u2019t agree.
\n\u201cSteve is the best batter in the world in my opinion over all three forms of the game,\u201d Finch told reporters here at The Oval on Saturday. Two hours after Finch declared as his captain as the world\u2019s best, India\u2019s Rohit Sharma refused to get drawn in the debate.
\n\u201cThis is a debate we will continue as long as these guys are playing. It\u2019s for you guys to judge who\u2019s the best, who\u2019s not. It\u2019s not for me to judge,\u201d the Indian vice captain told reporters. Earlier, Finch stressed that the return of Smith and Warner has certainly strengthened the Australia team.
\n\u201cwhen you\u2019ve got world-class players coming back into your side, it\u2019s unfortunate for the guys who have missed out and the guys that have played some really good one-day cricket in the past.
\nI think that when you have David who\u2019s so destructive at the top of the order, his record shows how destructive he is. To have them to come back, yes, it\u2019s great for the side and our batting lineup and for experience in World Cups and great help for me as a leader, as well, in terms of tactics and stuff out on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Smith or Kohli News Desk LONDON Comeback star Steve Smith is the world\u2019s best batsman in the eyes of Australia captain Aaron Finch. Finch\u2019s announcement that Smith, who has returned to strengthen the Australian team after serving a ban, is the best batter in international across all three formats won\u2019t be taken lightly by the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n